Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-08

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MsDszenI. PatEiak HHys nnd ssssra
oshek rrsminsnt and esaltAg farn.ez
81 Whlis River Fallsy. sszas 70 - e.
yesterday moEnf1R y sssafs astian y
ths pssssna GEznd Jury relative - |
master 81 exAsanralnmsy aharae1sR. ed
whtcA nag entail ennrms1a losssa SO
Al e - fnkmels @ ahaa sAllag. u /
wull knomn thms 10 EaaH1a o. q pegniial
forns1son q ne uhannA Of Ne Bl1eA
riEuR 90 uataR, daring lhe fEeshsls
oseapea parity tneo TIE RuYalIap KiFGg
na1nFal diVision e tie nood. ieAseninR
a1sasly khs leasaa ine8dent % ktGh
stages % water. Several wseka nR1
some @sn eams ossE from Pierce Ooan-
y nn4 began ssEiss q my11sfions ex-
eavAase1s a shs ~heR baak,n O. poinl
where sAs onfaF dixide4 IT'S vera
wns carries On until hires esys aRa.
whnn q toxxinn explosign took plnee.
and N fnfes1iRatloa 6sveIope1 TIE f4rt
skaf 100 keEs e. poeaaf - len 81
piodsd m Chs uxosvnAlo@a Eo4lAened
for the pufpasD Of raDovina he hog
hack, = o. divida, IN order thai ell Ne
uEieE n 9eauk river will hstoafteR 90u
int wAihs river ind noa partly tnfe
Puysllup river.
wHAz n MRAELx nEnAMA
Ths real sianiaeasas Il sash 3 dives
sion Of ths natufnl eo1Esa Of ~ WAtsE
vii be undsfsooo6, Whan q b Stated
thai eAe RenAlemen above named claim
q vii, u Ne DIVERSION b peFfoe1e4,
eanss 3 loau Of fnlle o4@00W 10 -
farmers IN the White Hives Ealley. Thia,
Il b claimed, WiH nseasanKilg reanli
from The incrsass& volume o. waseR.
The work was done By some men from
Pierce sountys Interested n lAnds In
ths PuyalIup valley, Who sxpoee 10 In
crease the value Of property In thaa
valley, b. leaseuing NE dangers arising
from fFsahsts. u ID nos alleged thai
the woRk IVES done 81 The inslanoe Of
The farmers generally IN the Puyallnp
valley.
ALBakx xEMnDx s0U0zE.
The matter vas explalns& 70 Prose
cutting Attorney Ronald, and United
States Attorney Whi1s, and Q difsrenoe
Of opinion arose watch pfeVented ahe
Grand Jury from taking any aetion
yesterday. MR. Ronal0 claimed 10 vas
sha duty Of the Territorial authorities
20 prevent the oonsammation o. the
york Of removing the divide and Mr..
white claimed u was maleeR enairsly
for The auihefities Of King County.
This differences Of opinion remained
and Mr.. Alvurd and theae with him
vent home after ARRANGING 10 have loaAl
proceedings instituted % have ras1sAinse
tbs Pierce Oo1nay people I'm eheiR work
On ne Stuck river divide. This will b
done &c ooon e. q b detsEmfned tusl
what the proper proceeding - snd IN
which OoaF1' Csansy q Territory ID
shoaid Be instituted.
M. AlgoFd has about 600 acres In
white River valley under cultivation;
Nc. Brennan over go acres; Mr.. No
Donegal farm for which he Eessntly
paid $4,000; Mr.. Haya o farm fos
which be paid $4,000 The other gen
llomos, whoss names we're nos secured,
sere, also, large holders Of improved
nm xAnMxns AnoUEzD.
ItIs understood ahaa there % mach
feeling on the sahieet all through the
valley since TIE real siRniAeanee Of the
changes IN The chnnnsl OF
stock river % appreciated, and muoh
ID manifested u view Of
he increased danger 10 ail property
along. the Whiho river. should the
shanQe BE- effected The whole Of The
water 10 Stack river will aoW Into
white rivsR. As 10 O., che water during
lrsshsas q ahout equally divided be-
Iwsen white and Puyallup rivers. and
he dangsEn usually attending fFeahets
have bean 90 aeoarafely measured and
understood thai losss1 heretofore we're
reduced 70 Q minimum. Nov, however,
he indications ere that The increase Of
he volume Of water viii be 20 great
hat Ne ons viii b able 10 take accurate
precautions against lOss.
WEI xzB Lcsg WOULD m % GAzkT.
fhe white river penetRates the heart
" King county, IL naviRable for small
Itsamers fer q distance Of sixty OF sew
,nty miles from lie meuth, and she val
ey 10 Hai and vide and She soil very
'ieh. u produces a. enormou1 yield Of
lHys 04t4b NotNto3A 4D0 0oRAs 10S VA
ey vas the AFst settled "a Western
Washington, and most Of the land IL IN
] high state Of cultivation. Some land
Alona the bank Of the stream u TOO wea
loF ealtivation, especially In eass Of an
zsuslly high spring ffeshete, vhieh
overflow The Low lands and render them
100 vet for the piow. UnimpFoved
shelss land IN this valley readily brings
300 per asfe, and improvsd laR1 pays
IRtersst on many hundreds Of dellaTn
per acre. Last year - much as 25o0
pounds Of hops were picked 20 tho acEe
Ia this valley, the average bsing nearly
900 p0ands 10 the asFe, and nhogih
OoshFans raised on bic farm an average
Of 800 Bushels OF potatoes 10 the aeFa.
AZ the Waite river has ell u can do 10
carry Of the water from the country
which n naturally drainsi the addition
Of any considerable volume Of water
would cause asnual oveFnovs and rem
der many thousands Of acfos Of the
best lands In this valley utterly worth
les. Ffem this statement u will Be
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